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New video reveals how Battersea Power Station's chimneys will be rebuilt

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by Sophia Sleigh, Chief reporter covering Wandsworth

A new video reveals how Battersea Power Station’s iconic chimneys will be removed, demolished and rebuilt.

The chimneys have to be knocked down and rebuilt by 2016 because the 103-metre towers are deemed a danger to the public.

The combination of sulphurous emissions and exposure to the weather has meant the steel reinforcements in the chimneys are corroding and the concrete cracking and disintegrating.

Following surveys and testing by experts it was found that any refurbishment of the existing chimneys would only be a short-term fix and not prevent the chimneys from continuing to deteriorate.

Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC), who will knock down and rebuild the four chimneys, have published an informative video online explaining exactly how they will complete the difficult task.

They have agreed with English Heritage and Wandsworth Council that the chimneys will be dismantled and rebuilt using the same techniques and materials.

Work will start this summer on the south west chimney as it is the oldest one and has been the most exposed to weather conditions.